Indore building blaze was sparked by lovelorn youth that claimed 7 lives, arrested

Indore: In a new twist to the inferno that snuffed out seven lives and injured nine on Saturday within a three-storeyed building at Swarn Bagh Colony in Vijay Nagar Police Station limits of Madhya Pradesh's commercial capital, analysis of CCTV footage revealed that the tragedy was triggered by a youth who poured an inflammable substance on a scooter in the parking area and set it afire during the intervening night.

Preliminary reports blamed a short circuit.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had ordered an inquiry and announced ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin.

Police said that the accused has been identified as Jhansi district-resident Ankit Dikshit alias Sanjay who was enamoured of a young woman who resided in the building. Her marriage has been fixed elsewhere. Dikshit himself was a tenant until about six months back. The scooter also belonged to the woman's relative.

The perpetrator even attempted to tamper with the CCTV cameras. He was arrested by Indore Police on Saturday night. He has been booked on murder charges.

The victims are from different families and mostly tenants. (Inputs from UNI)